HRS §291C-171
Where traffic fines and late penalties go
This section says that all money collected from traffic fines, bail forfeitures, and traffic infraction assessments must be paid to the State's director of finance. Courts can also add late penalties on unpaid traffic tickets, and those penalties also go to the State. The court can waive interest penalties for good reason.
courts
The statute, as written — Disposition of fines and forfeitures
(a) All fines and forfeitures collected upon conviction or upon the forfeiture of bail of any person charged with a violation of any section or provision of the state traffic laws and all assessments collected relating to the commission of traffic infractions shall be paid to the director of finance of the State. (b) In addition to any monetary assessment imposed for a traffic infraction, the court may impose penalties on all outstanding traffic citations and judgments. The penalties shall be established pursuant to rules approved by the supreme court; provided that the amounts of the penalties shall be based upon a graduated scale that increases in proportion to the length of the delinquency. Any interest penalty imposed as provided in this section may be waived by the court for good cause. All penalties collected for such outstanding citations and judgments shall be paid to the director of finance of the State.
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